To build on this, Descartes describes people as having a finite level of reality because of our imperfect knowledge (Descartes, 2007, p.15). Although Descartes has a finite degree of formal reality, he could not have gotten the idea from himself. Consequently, having an idea of infinite would have to be a cause that is more perfect in reality than the idea (Descartes, 2007, p.13). This provides a bridge that endorses Descartes to infer the existence of causes from the nature of the distinct ideas in the mind, and thus are effects of some causes or another. So, Descartes states, “I couldn’t exist with the nature that I have, containing within the me the idea of god- if God didn’t really exist” (Descartes, 2007, p.17) arguing that God exists because he has an idea of God. And since Descartes knows that he himself is an imperfect being, he could not have invented the idea of God himself because he has less reality than God. God is the only one who is competent to create the idea of God because God has infinite reality, there must exist a perfect being out there. Descartes also reveals that God is not a deceiver. Descartes knows that a perfect being has no
To build on this, Descartes describes people as having a finite level of reality because of our imperfect knowledge (Descartes, 2007, p.15). Although Descartes has a finite degree of formal reality, he could not have gotten the idea from himself. Consequently, having an idea of infinite would have to be a cause that is more perfect in reality than the idea (Descartes, 2007, p.13). This provides a bridge that endorses Descartes to infer the existence of causes from the nature of the distinct ideas in the mind, and thus are effects of some causes or another. So, Descartes states, “I couldn’t exist with the nature that I have, containing within the me the idea of god- if God didn’t really exist” (Descartes, 2007, p.17) arguing that God exists because he has an idea of God. And since Descartes knows that he himself is an imperfect being, he could not have invented the idea of God himself because he has less reality than God. God is the only one who is competent to create the idea of God because God has infinite reality, there must exist a perfect being out there. Descartes also reveals that God is not a deceiver. Descartes knows that a perfect being has no